Synopsis:
When Paris Peralta is arrested in her own bathroom—covered in blood, holding a straight razor, her celebrity husband dead in the bathtub behind her—she knows she'll be charged with murder. But as bad as this looks, it's not what worries her the most. With the unwanted media attention now surrounding her, it's only a matter of time before someone from her long-hidden past recognizes her and destroys the new life, she's worked so hard to build, along with any chance of a future.
Twenty-five years earlier, Ruby Reyes, known as the Ice Queen, was convicted of a similar murder in a trial that riveted Canada in the early nineties. Reyes knows who Paris really is, and when she's unexpectedly released from prison, she threatens to expose all of Paris's secrets. Left with no other choice, Paris must finally confront the dark past she escaped, once and for all.
Because the only thing worse than a murder charge are two murder charges.
Things We Do in the Dark is a brilliant new thriller from Jennifer Hillier, the award-winning author of the breakout novels Little Secrets and Jar of Hearts. Paris Peralta is suspected of killing her celebrity husband, and her long-hidden past now threatens to destroy her future.
REVIEW
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Have you ever felt the need to run away from your life and totally reinvent yourself? Jennifer Hillier solidified herself as an auto buy author got me a long time ago and this one was no different. Starting off with a dead celebrity in his bathtub filled with blood and his much younger wife, Paris being arrested for his possible murder had me hooked from the start. While being held to be brought to charges, Paris is nervous that someone from the life she ran away from will come forward and destroy the new life she built. I kept asking myself, “What could she have possibly run away from?” The thrill of trying to figure it out kept me at the edge of my seat. The story is broken up in 6 parts. In one of the next parts, we get Drew Malcolm, journalist turned podcaster who discusses true crime cases. Hes getting ready to do a season dedicated to “The Ice Queen” Ruby Reyes who is back in the headlines for her pending release from prison after her murder conviction. Drew has a connection with Ruby’s case because he was best friends with Ruby’s daughter, Joey. Now, we have Joey. We hear her gut-wrenching childhood with her abusive mother, both physically and emotionally. Her story is truly heartbreaking. You know those kids who don’t even stand a chance in life from the moment they are born because of their parents? Thats Joey’s story. Joey has a tragic end to her story when she died in a house fire at age 20. Her life truly made me cry. Come back today, now that Ruby is getting out, she’s blackmailing Paris. How could these 2 women be connected if Ruby has been locked up for 25 years? What could Ruby possibly have on Paris to blackmail her? And is this what Paris is running away from? What a page turner the final parts came to be! The storytelling and connecting factors are so well laid out to be gripping and intriguing that it kept me trying to connect the dots, but when it came out, it took a turn i didn’t see coming. Truly mind blown. I was not expecting the connection between Joey, Paris, Ruby and Drew and to say the twists kept coming and coming would be an understatement. The entire book, while parts were heartbreaking, it was gripping and compelling in the best ways. What a captivating thriller by an outstanding author. Jennifer Hillier sure knows how to write great page turning thrillers. Follow me on IG: @bookstobarbellsbabe |
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